Kids love snow!

A picture of the snow really coming down in Tulsa! Lola and Macy are enjoying the big flakes!

To be a kid again! Kids love the snow, they see it as a real treat, a time to get out there and enjoy life. Macy has on Lyndsey's old snowsuit and is making an angel in the yard. She is an angel, isn't she??

This is Maggie, my niece's little girl, so beautiful, isn't she?

A change of plans....

So, this is the weekend of my birthday. The plan was I would fly to Tulsa to see the grandbabies and Lynn, and have a group of friends for a cookout. Then, the blizzard of '09 blew through Denver, wreaking havoc at the airport. And this blizzard headed directly for the Texas-Oklahoma panhandle, and then moved on to Tulsa, causing more flight delays. Lynn and I decided it would be better if I waited until next weekend, and so I spent my birthday with Clint, the masseuse, instead. I had a nice day, but I missed my family terribly.

Today, Sunday, was beautiful. Too beautiful to stay inside, but I couldn't seem to find the energy to go skiing or snowshoeing. So, instead, I drove up to Lookout Mountain, and I looked out. Beautiful scenery all around, downtown Denver on one side, and this beautiful view on the other. I took a short hike up the trail (there is something strange about hiking in calf deep snow and a short sleeve shirt), visited Buffalo Bill Cody's grave and museum, and had lunch at the elegant Cody restaurant, where the waitress decorated the to-go box with "happy birthday!" and added a terrific apple crisp to my brunch.

I love you, all of my friends who remembered my birthday. Apparently, my phone went dead about 5 PM yesterday, and I didn't notice it until noon today--when I got my phone out to take these pictures and realized it was dead, dead, dead. I had 7 voicemails and 3 text messages--so thanks for remembering and I will call you all soon!

Finally--a winter wonderland!

Denver received almost a FOOT of snow yesterday. When I walked home, I could hardly see anything, the wind was fierce and the visibility was nearly nothing. I couldn't even see the road, sidewalk, anything--and this was at 1 in the afternoon! It was so beautiful! The view from my deck of the pool--you can't really see because of the light, but the hot tub was full of people while the snow came down around them!

The sun is shining today, though!

A busy week

The last week was really busy. First it was match week, which is a BIG DEAL to my medical students, as they find out where they will be spending the next few years of their training. I am glad to say that most of MY students were pretty happy...mostly tears of happiness by the parents. I think the parents are happy because their son/daughter finally has a job!

Then, it was off to San Antonio for a meeting, and a visit with my wonderful son and his beautiful wife. A great weekend--I have missed them all. And, GREAT NEWS! I am going to be a grandmother again!! In october, I cannot WAIT! Ben and Brooke are going to be great parents, and we already know that I am a GREAT Mimi!!!

And, today, a blizzard! I have waited all winter for this blizzard, so after a couple of weeks of record highs, today we are expecting a FOOT of snow in the Denver area. It is so beautiful, too, big, wet flakes coming down everywhere. It is even better, in my opinion, because we are going to close the office early, and I just have to walk home!

Anyway, I didn't want to go too long without a picture, so here is today's special pic of a sleepy boy (and a sleeping dog in the background!):

Happy Birthday to my son!

Here is a picture of my two favorite boys, doing one of their favorite things! Notice how little ER is holding on to his Uncle Ben.

Sunday is Ben's birthday--he will be 31 years old! I thought I was young when I was 31, but when your kids start turning 31--well you start to figure out how old YOU really are.

Happy Birthday, dear Ben. You are such a special man, and your mom is really proud of you! But no matter how old you get, you will always be my sweet boy--In my mind, you are still the baby like the one sleeping next to you as well as the man you are today...

Happy St. Paddy's Day from the Green Queen!

And here is one who is really excited about St. Paddy's Day, asleep, foot in hand!

ER's work! Jumping, jumping, yeah!